UN judge jailed in UK for keeping Ugandan housekeeper as slave
LONDON â A United Nations judge has been jailed for six years and four months for forcing a woman to work as a domestic...
Football-loving Brazilian nun, worldâs oldest person, dies at 116
BRASILIA â The world's oldest person, Brazilian nun Sister Inah Canabarro Lucas, has died at the age of 116.
Born on June 8, 1908 in...
Pakistan intel claims India planning a military strike
ISLAMABAD â Pakistanâs information minister says that the country has âcredible intelligenceâ that India intends to launch a military strike.
Attaullah Tarar's comments come after...
Deadly clashes in Syria’s Druze areas raise fears of widening unrest
DAMASCUS â Deadly clashes between Islamist armed factions, security forces and fighters from the Druze religious minority near Damascus are another sign of the...
Israeli forces arrest prominent Palestinian journalist in West Bank
GAZA STRIP â The Palestinian Journalists' Syndicate has condemned the arrest of a prominent local journalist by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank.
Ali...
Taiwan condemns Somalia travel ban
TAIPEI â Taiwan has condemned Somalia for banning travellers with Taiwanese passports from entering or transiting through the East African country.
The ban took effect...
Trump celebrates 100 days in office
WASHINGTON â US President Donald Trump has celebrated the 100th day of his second term in office with a campaign-style speech, touting his achievements...
North Korea confirms troops fighting for Russia in Ukraine
PYONGYANG â North Korea has for the first time confirmed that it sent troops to fight for Russia against Ukraine.
In a report on state...
Conclave to elect new pope to begin on May 7
VATICAN â Cardinals will meet next month in a secret conclave to elect the next pope, the Vatican has said.
The closed-door meeting will start...
Iran blames ânegligenceâ for deadly port blast
TEHRAN â Iran's interior minister has said negligence was a factor in the massive explosion and fire at the country's largest container port, as...